Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii alticola, 5.75 in. / 14.6 cm. COMMON in the West in damp, brushy areas in sunny clearings, thickets, bog edges and grassy patches around brush and trees near water. A California coastal race bird found along the road. Handheld.

Arnold Road on the Oxnard Plains, Oxnard, Ventura County, California.

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Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps rupicola, 6 in. / 15.24 cm. UNCOMMON on arid, rocky hillsides with patches of shrubs and grass. Handheld.

Montosa Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.

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House Sparrow, Passer domesticus domesticus , 6.25 in. / 15.88 cm. COMMON and widespread, introduced to the USA from Europe in the mid-1800s. COMMON and widespread. Ubiquitous in cities, towns, parking lots and farms. Nests in any sheltered cavity from birdhouses to streetlights to crevices in buildings. Handheld.

Himmel Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States

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Vegetarian Finch, Pinzón Vegetariano, Camarhynchus crassirostris, 16 cm. UNCOMMON resident generally found in transition zones, humid and arid zones. Eating veggies in the highlands. Reclassified to Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in 2015. Note the partial missing middle digit on the right foot.

Isla San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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Immature Male Vegetarian Finch, Platyspiza crassirostris, 16 cm. / 6.3 in. UNCOMMON resident. Generally found in transition zone and occasionally in the arid or humid zones. Reclassified into THRAUPIDAE family.

San Cristobal (Chatham) Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.

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